Gender & Sexuality

‘What do students of color want?’ BSU holds forum to discuss diversity at Fredonia

Contributor to The LeaderFebruary 24, 2016

February 24, 2016

SHENECA SHARPE Special to The Leader Black Student Union (BSU) presented “Let Your Voice Be Heard,” an open forum where students of color were able to come and express their concerns, wants and needs as a student of Fredonia. This open forum had a diverse panel that consisted......

Life & Arts

‘The Laramie Project: Ten Years Later’ Show highlights lack of legislation and growth

Contributor to The LeaderFebruary 18, 2016

February 18, 2016

CLAIRE O’REILLY Special to The Leader Kidnapped, tied to a fence, beaten and left to die. This describes the murder of former student of The University of Wyoming, Matthew Shepard. He was gay. “This is the landmark gay hate crime in the U.S., and it happened in our lifetime,”......

Opinion

‘Partied out’: A letter to my underage self

Contributor to The LeaderFebruary 10, 2016August 16, 2019

February 10, 2016August 16, 2019

From the desk of Rebecca Hale Today is my 21st birthday, a day I’ve been looking forward to for most of my life. It’s a sign of true adulthood, and more importantly, a day when I can escort myself to the liquor store. However, I don’t feel the way......

Life & Arts

The ‘360 experience’ ‘Summer of ’42’ to be performed in MPR

Contributor to The LeaderFebruary 10, 2016

February 10, 2016

CLAIRE O’REILLY Special to The Leader It’s summer in 1942, and 15-year-old boys have gotten their hands on an anatomy book describing the female body. The mystery of the woman is solved. These boys have just unlocked every secret, every bit of knowledge about their opposite gender. One of......

News

‘Otherizing’ or inclusivity? New mandatory survey asks gender identity, sexual orientation

Contributor to The LeaderJanuary 26, 2016

January 26, 2016

COLIN PERRY News Editor Every student at Fredonia begins each semester by filling out surveys proctored by the administration — usually something as simple as checking a box or confirming that, yes, you are actually attending college. New this semester is another survey students must fill out, one......

Life & Arts

This semester in Fred Theater

Contributor to The LeaderJanuary 26, 2016

January 26, 2016

MARIA MELCHIORRE Staff Writer For the 2016 Spring semester, Fredonia’s theater department will be staging an innovative pairing of two companion pieces written by the Tectonic Theater Company: “The Laramie Project” and “The Laramie Project: 10 years later.” “The Laramie Project,” which is required reading for many English......

Scallion

Salvation Army Santas advocate for ‘change’

Contributor to The LeaderDecember 10, 2015

December 10, 2015

RILEY STRAW Lampoon Editor ‘Tis the season to be jolly, and what’s more jolly than fat, bearded men accosting supermarket shoppers for spare change? They’re not the homeless or your extended, alcoholic family members on Christmas Eve; I’m talking about the one of many Santa Clauses we’ll see when......

News

A new president and vice president Burgos and Taylor win Student Association Executive Election

Contributor to The LeaderNovember 17, 2015

November 17, 2015

SCOTT DOWNEY Special to The Leader On Nov. 10 and 11, students voted for the president and vice president duo they think will serve the campus best. The polls closed Tuesday at 9 p.m. and with 142 votes Jason Burgos, a senior finance and business administration major, and Mary......

Scallion

America outdoes China United States creates 15-child policy

Contributor to The LeaderNovember 10, 2015August 25, 2019

November 10, 2015August 25, 2019

PHYLLIS T. CUPP Lampoonist Since 1979, China’s one-child policy tilted the scales of birth. Some may say, “But Phyllis! There’s more than one child in China! That policy must not have been effective!” Those people, however, are misinformed. This one-child policy dictated that parents could have no more......

Life & Arts

The intersection of religion of queerness: Vivek Shraya presents at Fall Gathering and Queer History Month closing ceremonies

Contributor to The LeaderNovember 3, 2015

November 3, 2015

S. L. FULLER Editor in Chief Toronto-based author Vivek Shraya called Alberta the “Texas of Canada.” To a room full of Fredonia students and faculty, this comparison proved vivid enough. Alberta is the province in which Shraya grew up as a queer Hindu, which adds another whole dimension to......

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‘What do students of color want?’ BSU holds forum to discuss diversity at Fredonia

‘The Laramie Project: Ten Years Later’ Show highlights lack of legislation and growth

‘Partied out’: A letter to my underage self

The ‘360 experience’ ‘Summer of ’42’ to be performed in MPR

‘Otherizing’ or inclusivity? New mandatory survey asks gender identity, sexual orientation

This semester in Fred Theater

Salvation Army Santas advocate for ‘change’

A new president and vice president Burgos and Taylor win Student Association Executive Election

America outdoes China United States creates 15-child policy

The intersection of religion of queerness: Vivek Shraya presents at Fall Gathering and Queer History Month closing ceremonies